FERRUM, Va. -- Donte Thomas drilled six three-point baskets to help lift Ferrum College to a 90-79 non-conference men's basketball win over visiting Eastern Mennonite University tonight at Swartz Gymnasium.

Following a 44-43 lead at halftime for Ferrum, the Panthers used a 31-11 run to take a 75-54 lead on a Lamont King Layup with 11:49 showing on the clock.  The Royals scored the next nine points to trim the lead to 75-63 before Charles Warren broke Ferrum's dry spell with a pair of free throws at 6:56.

Following a layup by EMU's R.J. Sims, Warren dropped in another two free throws and Ferrum led 79-65 at the 6:20 mark.  Eastern Mennonite would cut the deficit to six points on Andrew Thorne's two free throws, making it 85-79 with 1:29 left in regulation.  Marcus Mayo sunk five free throws in the last 1:15 to close out scoring and preserve the Panther win.

Thomas finished with a game-high 20 points on 6-11 shooting overall, including a 6-9 clip from behind the arc.  King finished with 19 points and seven rebounds, while Mayo had a solid double-double of 15 points and 10 assists.

Shon Goode had eight points and eight rebounds.  Goode also had five blocked shots, one shy of the school record six set by Clance Nolbe against Newport News Apprentice in December 11, 1992.

Dajon Daniel led the Royals (2-5) with 15 points, Thorne had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Ryan Yates had 10 points.  Ferrum won the battle of the boards 41-29.

The Panthers (3-4) returns to action Tuesday, Dec. 13, on the road at Piedmont College.  The non-conference game tips off at 3:00 p.m. in Demorest, Georgia.  Piedmont was recently accepted into the USA South and will begin competition as a league member institution in time for the 2012-13 academic year.